Washington panchang, 27 September 2026
Sunrise 07:01 Sunset 18:55 Moonrise 19:15 Bhadrapada month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:01 to 18:55- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:34 – 13:22
- Yamaganda 12:58 – 14:28
- Gulika Kalam 15:57 – 17:26
- Durmuhurta 17:20 – 18:08
- Rahu Kalam 17:26 – 18:55
- 11:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 11:29 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:55 to 07:02 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:55 – 21:21
- Brahma Muhurta 05:25 – 06:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 23:23 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 00:46 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 00:46 next day Moon enters Aries
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 11:29
- Nakshatra Revati until 00:46 next day · lord Mercury
- Yoga Dhruva until 23:23
- Karana Kaulava until 11:29, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Virgo
- 11:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 11:29 Karana becomes Taitila
- 22:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 23:23 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 00:46 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 00:46 next day Moon enters Aries
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:58 – 14:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:57 – 17:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:20 – 18:08
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:26 – 18:55
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 23:23 – 02:59 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:25 – 06:13
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:34 – 13:22
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:55 – 21:21
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 00:46 – 07:02 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:01 – 08:30 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:30 – 10:00 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:00 – 11:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:29 – 12:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:58 – 14:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:28 – 15:57 | Good |
| Rog | 15:57 – 17:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:26 – 18:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:55 – 20:26 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:26 – 21:57 | Good |
| Char | 21:57 – 23:28 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:28 – 00:59 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:59 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:30 – 04:00 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:00 – 05:31 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:31 – 07:02 next day | Good |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 07:01 NowSun
- 08:01 NowVenus
- 09:00 NowMercury
- 10:00 NowMoon
- 10:59 NowSaturn
- 11:59 NowJupiter
- 12:58 NowMars
- 13:58 NowSun
- 14:57 NowVenus
- 15:57 NowMercury
- 16:56 NowMoon
- 17:56 NowSaturn
- 18:55 NowJupiter
- 19:56 NowMars
- 20:57 NowSun
- 21:57 NowVenus
- 22:58 NowMercury
- 23:58 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:59 NowSaturn
- 01:59 NowJupiter
- 03:00 NowMars
- 04:00 NowSun
- 05:01 NowVenus
- 06:01 NowMercury
- 07:01 NowSun
- 08:01 NowVenus
- 09:01 NowMercury
- 10:01 NowMoon
- 11:01 NowSaturn
- 12:01 NowJupiter
- 13:01 NowMars
- 14:01 NowSun
- 15:01 NowVenus
- 16:01 NowMercury
- 17:01 NowMoon
- 18:01 NowSaturn
- 19:01 NowJupiter
- 20:01 NowMars
- 21:01 NowSun
- 22:01 NowVenus
- 23:01 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMoon
- 01:01 NowSaturn
- 02:01 NowJupiter
- 03:01 NowMars
- 04:01 NowSun
- 05:01 NowVenus
- 06:01 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:25 – 06:14 Leo
- 06:14 – 08:43 Virgo
- 08:43 – 11:13 Libra
- 11:13 – 13:38 Scorpio
- 13:38 – 15:39 Sagittarius
- 15:39 – 17:12 Capricorn
- 17:12 – 18:27 Aquarius
- 18:27 – 19:40 Pisces
- 19:40 – 21:04 Aries
- 21:04 – 22:54 Taurus
- 22:54 – 01:11 next day Gemini
- 01:11 – 03:41 next day Cancer
- 03:41 – 06:10 next day Leo
- 06:10 – 07:02 next day Virgo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in EDT (UTC-4) · Method